“Saying Jack Morris is a Hall of Fame pitcher because he occupied the top spot for six years is like saying that Nixon was a good President for the same reason. He was clearly lesser than those who went before and came after.”

Word. And now, the graph:

No, I don’t think this reveals any secrets of the cosmos. Wins went down just before Morris took over the decades win lead because pitcher use changed. And of course, wins are a fairly meaningless way to gauge a pitcher’s effectiveness in the first place. Like I said in the comments to the last post, this is all for fun.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Angels will acquire second baseman Ian Kinsler from the Tigers. It is not known yet what the Tigers will receive in return. Kinsler had to waive his no-trade clause in order for the deal to happen.

Kinsler, 35, hit .236/.313/.412 with 22 home runs, 52 RBI, 90 runs scored, and 14 stolen bases in 613 plate appearances for the Tigers this past season. He’s in the final year of his contract and will earn $10 million for the 2018 season.

The Angels were certainly looking to upgrade at second base and did so with Kinsler. They were also reportedly interested in Cesar Hernandez of the Phillies.